Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1936 — Page 3

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TOWNSEND, M'KINNEY AND GREENLEE LEADING IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR NOMINATION Ouster of McNutt’s Patronage Secretary Starts Campaign Pot Boiling; ‘Big Three’ Reported Well Out in Front. (Continued From Page Onri

await indications of what percentage of the jobholders stand hitched and of what political alliances he may be able to make with other factions. To date, the only Marion County entry who already has strong delegate strength is E. Kirk McKinney, the ex-HOLC director. Mr. McKinney is an appointee of United States Senator Frederick VanNuys. He is expected to be more or less amenable to the senior Senator's wishes, whether in battling for the nomination or switching his delegate strength to someone the Senator names if Mr. McKinney can not win. A former head of the Indianapolis i Works Board, Mr. McKinney was former Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan's i campaign manager and was the VanNuys convention floor manager when the senior Senator failed to I back the state administration s ! successful drive to nominate Senator Sherman Minton. Mr. McKinney had almost complete control of the big Marion County delegation and voted it, at Senator VanNuys’ direction, for the Senate candidacy of Mayor Sullivan. Mr. McKinney’s political foes have criticized him sharply for his failure to let the Marion County delegation climb on the Minton bandwagon at the last minute. His handling of the delegation, they say. prevented Marion County for some time from receiving its share of patronage plums and even minor jobs from the state administration. Mr. McKinney’s retirement as HOLC director was marked by a dinner in tribute to his efficiency record as head of that agency. It was a tremendous outpouring and an impressive, display of strength, although opponents insisted it was "packed” by his lieutenants. VanNuys Opposed to Greenlee I They also accuse him or his lieutenants of committing a political blunder in a reported failure to invite two VanNuys appointees of political significance. These two were Will H. Smith, collector of internal revenue, and Wray Fleming, customs collector. Neither attended although other Federal agency executives took a prominent part at the banquet, stressing Mr. McKinney's HOLC record. Mr. Townsend's strength admittedly lies in his appeal to the farm groups. His political foes say there is a sharp division against him j among the powers of the Indiana Farm Bureau that may hurt his ! chances. Consider Milk Ruling In calculating Mr. Townsend’s chances, politicians are considering what political benefits or repercussions he may expect from the highly controversial milk situation in Indiana. He is chairman of the State Milk Control Board which recently granted a price increase to producers that is expected to react, to his advantage among the farmers. However, the board more recently granted the milk distributors an increase which has drawn sharp consumer protest. Regardless of whether Mr. Townsend was or • was not responsible for the increases, his political future may be affected by them in one way or another. Although by no means to the degree that Mr. Greenlee possesses it. Mr. Townsend also has some strength within the state administration, ranks. The powerful antiGreenlee faction within the administration may get behind the Lieuten-ant-Governor. McKinney Is VanNuys Man Mr. Townsend's formal announcement for Governor is expected at the Jackson Day dinner Jan. 8 in his home town of Marion. Diagnosis of the state political situation on the Democratic side is complicated by inseparable Federal angles. Senator VanNuys has beer openly antagonistic to the state administration, although intimating in several statements that his animosity was more toward Mr. Greenlee and his political methods than towajtl the Governor. Truce Reported at Parley The senior Senator came back from Washington last spring and loosed an ultimatum on the "packing” of state conventions in favor of one candidate. He remembered the convention which defeated his candidate, Mayor Sullivan. Calling on what he termed “old line Democrats’’ to insist on having more of a voice in party affairs. Senator VanNuys intimated he would build an organization if necessary to thwart another such attempt by the state administration next June. At thv. French Lick Democratic Editorial Association convention last summer, the Senator reiterated his intention to fight any candidate whose strength depended on a convention "packed” with job holders or their friends. He, Senator Mtntor., Gov. McNutt and State Chairman Omer Stokes Jackson had a conference from which there was little definite information forthcoming. It was reported a truce was effected. Overture to Senator? Now some political observers are interpreting Mr. Greenlee's dismissal as executive secretary as an overture by the Governor to Senator VanNuys. If things were patched up between Gov. McNutt and the senior Senator, a situation might evolve whereby the relative positions of Indiana's two Senators with the state administration might be transposed. It la pointed out that Senator Minton owes his nomination probably more to Mr. Greenlee than to any other individual. Some say that tha junior Senator already has pledged Mr. Greenlee his support and haa so informed the Governor. But at this point the Federal angle becomes important. There are lout strong Federal agencies in Indiana. The Works Progress Administration Is headed by Wayne Coy, former secretary of Gov. McNutt, to whom he is partly indebted I for his present important post. { The others are: The HOLC al-

ready referred to; the Federal Housing Administration headed by R Earl Peters, former state chairman. and the National Emergency Council, headed by Clarence (Pat) Manion as co-ordinator of the Indiana Federal agencies. Peters Seen in Good Spot Some politicians here think the HOLC is growing weaker as a candidacy asset. They point out that it no longer is distributing vast sums for home relief but, on the contrary, is collecting money. That probably is not conducive to client popularity. Therefore, many are inclined at the moment to view Mr. Peters as the political "belle of the ball.” All of the candidates, apparently, would like To do business with him. His Federal Housing Administration, through the influence it wields with the banks and with persons getting the benefits of the money it insures. is considered a compact organization for political purposes. Mr. Peters was the second strongest candidate in the Senate convention when Senator Minton . was nominated. While he may not have gubernatorial ambitions, he is in a position to be a strong factor when the nomination is decided. Ousted by McNutt Clan He has no particular reason to feel any too friendly toward Gov. McNutt and his part of the state organization. Whether this coolness extends to Mr. Greenlee’s cause is unknown. True, the state administration, with Mr. Greenlee as the spearhead, ousted Mr. Peters as state chairman. Mr. Greenlee's friends say Mr. Peters regards Mr. Greenlee's part in the chairmanship ouster as impersonal and not dictated by the former patronage chief. Mr. Peters, ambition is said to be Democratic national committeeman from Indiana, He may trade support in the race for Governor to the candidate pledging support for his committeeman ambitions. Like Mr. Peters, Mr. Manion, law instructor at Notre Dame University, was an unsuccessful contestant for the Senate nomination. It was the leap of the big St. Joseph county delegation to the Minton bandwagon that resulted in Mr. Peters defeat. Friends of Mr. Peters say he never has forgotten this and it might be difficult for them to get together in the future. Others in Limelight Possible compromise candidates, if a convention deadlock developes, may include: George H. Cole, former state superintendent of public instruction, already in the race; Albert Harvey Cole, Peru, a loser in the last senatorial convention; Albert Stump, Indianapolis attorney; Supreme Court Justice Walter H. Treanor; United States District Attorney Val Nolan; United States Marshai Charles W. James and Rep. Samuel Pettingill, South Bend. Mr. Greenlee's dismissal by the Governor is expected to touch off a candidate explosion of some magnitude. There probably will be a number of announcements soon. But probably several will be mere political stalking horses, put into the field by someone who really expects to win, in order to cut into the potential delegate strength of a strong opponent. Gov. McNutt was extremely chary of comment in announcing Mr. Greenlee's dismissal, which the Governor termed a "retirement.” It's an Open Race” His decision to sever the ties which have bound together his and ! his patronage dispenser’s political fortunes is said by Greenlee ad--1 herents to have been the result of | advice from four of the Governor’s j closest advisors. These advisors did not believe Mr. Greenlee would be a strong candidate in the election if I nominated. These advisors, jocularly dubbed

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OFFICIAL WEATHER iiniv.ri States Weather Bureau Sunrise 7:07 | Sunset 4:32 TEMPERATURE —Jan. 8, 1935 7 a. m 3ft 1 p. m 34 —Today—ft a. m 33 10 34 7 a. m 34 II 31 ft a. m 33 12 (Noon) .. 34 9 a. m 33 1 p. m. 34 BAROMETER 7 a. m. .... 29.76 1 p. m. . . „rs. <6 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... .02 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 04 Deficiency since Jan. 1 34 OTHER. CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp. Amarillo. Tex PtCldv 29.60 38 Bismarck. N. D Cloudy 29.66 18 Boston Rain 29.58 Chicago Cloudv 29.66 J 4 Cincinnati . Cloudv 29.76 36 Denver Cloudv 29.68 36 Dodge City. Kas Rain 29.62 46 • Helena. Mont PtCldv 29.98 34 Jacksonville, Fla Rain 29.83 56 Kansas City, Mo PtCldy 29.52 38 Little Rock, Ark Clear 29.80 30 Los Angeles Clear 30.08 50 Miami. Fla Clear 30.02 70 Minneapolis Snow 29.48 30 Mobile. Ala Cloudy 29.98 46 New Orleans Clear 29.98 44 New York Rain 29.50 50 Okla. City. Okla PtCldv 29.54 34 Omaha. Neb PtCldy 29.48 28 Pittsburgh Rain 29.62 36 Portland. Ore Cloudv 30.20 44 San Antonio. Tex. ... Clear 29.84 44 Sar Francisco Rain 30.18 50 St. Louis . Cloudy 29.72 36 Tampa. Fla Rain 29.92 62 Washington. D. C. .. Rain 29.60 40 the "Boy Scouts” by political commentators, include: Mr. Coy, Vergil (Skiis. Simmons, state conservation director, Frank McHale and Bowman Eider, treasurer of the Hoosier Democratic Club —more generally known as the “2 Per Cent Club” because of its campaign fund raising function. In announcing Mr. Greenlee’s “retirement.” the Governor said: "It's an open race." Persons supposed to be close to him have offered conflicting tips on the identity of the Governor’s real choice. These tips or rumors have named, among others: Lieut. Gov. Townsend. District Attorney Nolan, William Kunkel, Fort Wayne publisher. and Fred Hoke, Indianapolis business man. Mr. Csawford had been regarded as a likely administration candidate, but his appointment as Mr. Green- | lee's successor removes him from consideration.

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The weather man will do it eventually, but he makes a sloppy job of it. Here’s what is left of the snow that looked so pretty on Christmas as it appeared yesterday on E. New York-st. near the 3000 block. Cold weather and year-end lack of funds have handicapped efforts of the street commissioner's office, but men aVe to begin clearing the outlying districts today, city officials said.

Refund of Milk Fees Urged on State Board Feeney Request to Return Accumulating Surplus Opposed by Co-Operative Groups. Anew phase of the Indianapolis milk shed problem was under consideration today by the State Milk Control Board in secret session in the Statehouse. A1 Feeney. Indianapolis milk administrator, has asked the board to

return to independent producers, or to make some other equitable disposition of a large amount of money that has accumulated as surplus from the 314-cent a hundredweight checking fee they are charged. Return of the money is opposed by Carl Hedges, manager of the Indianapolis Dairymen’s Co-Operative, Inc., one of two organized groups of producers who make the check under contract to the state. If the money is returned, producers who belong to no co-operative will receive sums amounting to about 7 cents more on each hundredweight they sold during two 15-day periods in December. After the state control law was passed, the state board ordered the accounts of the volume of milk delivered by individual independent producers daily to be made by Mr. Hedges’ organization and the Indianapolis Dairy Producers’ Council, another producers’ co-operative of which J. D. Littleton is manager.

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On the basis of these accounts the farmers are paid for their milk. The first contract with these two called for the sum of 3Vi cents a hundredweight for this service, the sum set by law. Mr. Feeney in September found that the service could be performed for less and signed anew contract with the cooperatives calling for 2 cents a hundredweight. Ralph Poulton. secretary of the Independent Milk Producers’ Association, third co-operative of producers in the milkshed and only one not under checking contract to the state, supports Mr. Feeney. Joins Indiana State Faculty Bu United Brest TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. Jan. 3. Ra.v G. Price, head of the Commerce Department at Horace Mann High School, Gary, will join the commerce faculty at Indiana. State Teachers College here Jan. 6. He is a graduate of the local school.

BRUNO'S DEATH DETAILS FIXED Hoffman to Set Date for Pardon Hearing Today; 30 to See Execution. Rtf United Press TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 3. Arrangements for the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann entered the final stage today. Governor Harold G. Hoffman was expected to announce the date upon which the court of pardons will review the condemned man's application for clemency—his last hope for life. It is believed the court will meet Monday or Tuesday. At a conference, Col. Mark O. Kimberling, principal keeper of the state prison, completed press arrangements. Only representatives of press associations and local newspaper men will see Hauptmann die. In all, about 30 persons will be witnesses, 18 of them newspaper men. Six press passes only are allotted by law, but the jury of 12 persons which must officially attest the execution was chosen from the press. The remaining 12 men in the room will be prison official:?, doctors, guards, and Robert Elliott, the official executioner of several Eastern states.

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POLITICAL MOVES OPEN NEW CONGRESS, WITH ROOSEVELT READY TO DEFEND RECORD President’s Report to Congress Tonight on State of Nation to Be Broadcast; Campaign Is Launched. (Continued From Page Onel

of the Northwest Territorial Celebration Committee. The House then adopted the resolution for a concurrent session tonight without debate. The Capitol began at an early hour to take on the appearance of a political battle ground on which the full blast of the presidential campaign is expected to center in the next few months. Congressmen, returning from their homes in full force, hurried through the halls, issued statements, challenged political foes. Public. Clamors for Seats The public clamored for seats in the galleries when the President speaks tonight, but only some 600 persons in addition to members of Congress and newspaper men will be able to crowd in. The President’s vast audience will hear him by radio. The question of arcss for the evening session continued to perplex many Congressmen. The President will appear at 9 p. m. in morning dress of cutaway coat and striped trousers. So will some of the congressional leaders, but most of them will wear business suits and one promised to appear in cowboy boots. A week-end adjournment, will bring the second session of the seventy-fourth Congress back to business Monday to hear Mr. Roosevelt’s budget message. AAA Decision Is Due On that day the Supreme Court may rule on Agricultural Adjustment Act processing taxes—the first of a series of decisions which will blast various New Deal inventions out of the reform and recovery structure or establish them there on sound constitutional foundation. This session plunges the nation into the presidential campaign—today. Republicans grumble that Mr. Roosevelt has taken “unfair political advantage” in commandeering the choicest hour of the 24 to tell his story. Recalls Wilson Address But Republican leaders have agreed to the night session and Mr. Roosevelt will address his national forum on schedule. Once 18 years ago a President addressed an evening joint session of Congress. President Wilson was the man. His message that night took the United States into the world's most horrible war. which are extremely scarce. The schedule is for both House and Senate to recess shortly after meeting at noon. It is customary to adjourn the first day in respect to any deceased members. Senator Thomas D. Schall and Senator Huey P. Long died violent deaths after Congress quit last August. But instead of adjourning until tomprrow, the Congress will recess until evening and the State probably will honor its dead by avoiding a Saturday session. After tonight’s gala meeting the Congress will next hear from Mr. Roosevelt on Monday when clerks in each House will read his annual budget message. From that moment on the Congress will have observed the proprieties and the political wars will be on. Mr. Roosevelt has heard from Democratic congressmen fresh from the constituencies that his personal and political popularity are waning i generally throughout the nation. Th New Deal is in a side slip and .light's radio program is the

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President's first move to bring it , out. Political observers believe the President remains the favorite in the 1936 presidential sweepstakes but that opinion is predicted on expectation that he can reverse the tide which has been flowing against him. This will be a political Congress dominated by 10 or a dozen major issues all related to the scramble to possess the White House and majorities in both houses after next November s polling. The Administration concedes defeat on the question of some form of payment of the veterans’ bonus. Mr. Roosevelt knows his veto will not prevail again. The neutrality plan hastily enacted last session expires Feb. 29 and must be extended. At issue is the extent to which Congress will make peace bulwarks mandatory rather than permissive at Mr. Roosevelt's discretion. Watch Borah, Vandenberg Agricultural relief still is a political question and may be the top issue of this session if the Supreme Court rules Monday or thereafter that AAA processing taxation is unconstitutional in whole or part. Government economy, currency inflation, silver and what to do about it. the question of further regulation of businesss, the Townsend old-age pension plan, ship subsidies and national defense will form the background of the political circus which Congress usually becomes in a presidential election year. The Senate offers three or four Republican presidential potentialities. The next five months will make or break them as aspirants for the favor of the national convention which meets in Cleveland. June 9. Republicans and voters generally ‘will observe particularly the voting records of Senator William E. Borah. Idaho, and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Michigan. Inflation Rattle Looms Most vital to many is the congressional struggle over currency inflation. Powerful veterans’ organizations have abandoned the Patman bill to pay the bonus with $2,200,000,000 of printing press money. Their substitute is a bill which requires a $1,000,000,000 immediate cash outlay, but does not suggest where the money is to be found. The congressional choice between inflation and taxes for bonus revenue will he a difficult one. A House bonus vote is assured within a fortnight. Next on the inflation calendar is the Frazier-Letnke bill to refinance farm mortgages with $3,000,000,000 of new money. Eleven more signatures to a pending petition will force a. vote on that issue early next month despite frantic efforts of Democratic leaders to avoid the showdown on strength of the farm and inflation blocs. WOMAN DIES OF BURNS Aged Wheatland Resident Injtu Fatally in Stove Blast. WHEATLAND, Ind., Jan. 3.—Mrs. Phoebe Peek, 97, was burned fatally today when kerosine she was using to kindle a fire at her home here exploded. Air ie at the time, she ran screaming Irom the house bu all clothing was burned off before neighbors reached her.